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William Kirby-Smith

Professor of the Practice Emeritus of Marine Ecology
Marine Science and Conservation
135 Duke Marine Lab Rd, Beaufort, NC 28516

Selected Grants


The Arcadia Cruise: Assessing long-term changes in tropical reef-coral distribution along the Atlantic Continental Margin, southeastern United States

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 2005 - 2006

NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows Program of the Duke University Marine Laboratory

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEFaculty Associate · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2002 - 2005

Dissertation Research: The Roles of Heterotrophic Nitrogen and Autotropic Carbon in Amino Acid Synthesis by Reef Corals

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1999 - 2001

The social and economic impact of temporary shellfishing closures: A pilot project

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by NC Sea Grant · 2000 - 2001

ONR High School Internship Program

Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 1992 - 1994

Fates and Effects of Herbicides and Pesticides in Estuaries

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Environmental Protection Agency · 1988 - 1991

Fates and Effects of Herbicides and Pesticides in Estuaries

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Environmental Protection Agency · 1988 - 1990

Mapping of the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 1988 - 1989